Governor O'Malley's administration just proposed regulations for fracking--a troubling step towards lifting the state's fracking moratorium. I just submitted a public comment telling him not to allow fracking in Maryland.

Will you join me in calling on Governor O'Malley to ban fracking? Click here to read more and submit a comment: http://act.credoaction.com/letter/maryland_regulations_comments?referring_akid=8339.2988458.9RceXq&source=mailto-n1

These tiger lilies grow along the roadside all over eastern and central Maryland, and likely across the country. I couldn't resist snagging these photos at sunset. More bicycle vacation pictures coming soon. #biking #carfree

At the Firing Line gun shop in Aurora, assorted guns are marked with red tags reading: "Not for sale after June 30." On Monday, two gun bills â€” universal background checks and a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds â€” go into effect.

As Edward Snowden's quest for political asylum plays out as a global cat-and-mouse chase, defenders of international law say the US is acting the bully as it scrambles to locate and gain custody of the 30-year-old NSA whistleblower.